Auxiliary foot rest



Oct. 20, 1931. Y L N T 1,828,470

AUXILIARY Fiied July 18, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gnvewk 0 E. L. M11110 0a.20', 1931. E. L.\ MONNOT 1,828,470,

AUXILIARY FOOT REST Filed July 18, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v I O 15gwuentoo Patented Oct. 20, 1931 i UNITED STATES EDWARD 1.. Monitor,orcen'rom onro, nss ononi mo THE nlmvlum coMrAnY, or

CANTON; QHIO, CORPORATION OI OHIO- f g AUXILIARY 'Blns'r Applicationfiled July 18,

auxiliary childs foot rest may be used as required, thereby avoiding thenecessity of hav: ing a. separate small dental chair for childrensand'short persons" use;

11 The-objects of the present improvements include theprovisionin adental chair of an auxiliary childs step or platform and'foot rest,conveniently combined an adults step-or platform and foot rest, theauxiliary step or platform and foot rest being adapted to be extendedinto operative position and withdrawn into inoperative and unobstructiveposition, byanea'sy manual operation,

These objects are, attained thepresent "2'0 improvementsaswill-hereinafter be set; forth indetailand claimed; 7 V priefeflfdeibo'dirnent of the improve ments is illustrated inthe' accompanyingdrawingsi forming; part hereof, in which tive position, the auxiliaryfoot rest folded back inoperative "and IlQl'l QbSllI'llC tive position;

Fig. 2, a 8111111511, perspective View illustrating the auxiliaryfootrest extended into oper ative position, andin use by a child;

Fig. 3, a fragmentary sectional view as in the direction of the arrows33, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4:, a fragmentary'sectional View as in the direction of the arrowsH, Fig. 2.

Similar numerals refer vto similar parts throughout the several views.

The dental chair indicated generally'at 10,

a is provided with laterally spaced angled foot rest side frame bars 11and 11" secured at their upper ends to the seat 12 and extendingforwardly and downwardly therefrom to the apexes 13 and 13 from whichthe outer beam rtions 14 and 14 extend horizontally forward and arepivotally connected at their outer ends with an angularly adjustableadults foot rest extension 15. I

The side bar beam portions 14; and 14' support for substantially halftheir outer span,

192 s.f;s eria1 mas-J69; a stationaryadults foot rest platform 16, andat its nner lateraIly extending edge is pivot V ally conneetedasat 17with the outer laterally extending edgepof a" combined adults and chl'd.s. foot restiplatform'member 18v com-- prls ng a lower, normallyhorizontahufront plane'panelsurface 19 and an upper front plane panelsurface 20,angular with each other, and intersecting each otheratv theapex I The angle between the: front; plane panel; surfaces 19 andf20 issuch that when the mem: ber 18 is in the withdrawn positionillustratedin. Figs. land 3, the outer surface of thepanel 19' is acontinuation of the horizontal outer surface ofth'e platform 16, andt'he longi tudinal-ly extending. edges of the panel 19 overlapfandarefsupported by the side bar beam portions 14 and 14", and theouter surface 0f, the 558120. extends: between the up perinclinedportions- 22. and 22' of the side ars. v

Above thenpper edge 23 of the panel 20,

stationary panel 24 which maybe provided with; a finger notch 25 at itslower edge adjacent the upper edge 23' of the panel: 20.

Theangled platform member lS, in the 1 the side bar's are preferablyconnected by a Figure Lisa 'perspectiveview .ofa dental. chair showingtheadults foot rest opera-fr position illustrated in Fig. '3,'; has itsfront side angled inwardly and its rear side angled outwardly, andflugs26 extend outwardly from the apex Q21 offthe platform member 18 at therear-side thereof, and the lugs 26 are pivotally connected withthe outerend- 27 of auxiliary platform member 28, arranged to be extended andwithdrawn between the g p r inclinedtportions 22 and 22 of the side ars.

I Theauxiliary platform niember 28 is pro- Yided' at its side edges withinwardly and downwardly extending flanges 29 which tere Ininateat130,,afsi1ificient distance from the adjacent face 31 of aninwardly-and down wardly extending flange 32 provided at the. outerlateral edge of the platform 28, to form hooknotchesldd v n V- 3 the p'thdra-wn positionv of the auxiliary: foot ,rest illustrated inFig,3,.the side flanges 29" restuponlaterallyextending lugs'34 provided on'each of the side bars, and ride upon the same when the platform member18 is swung outwardly about the pivotal connection at 17, until theextended position illustrated in Fig. 4 is reached, when the notches 33engage the lugs 34 to maintain the auxiliary foot rest in the extendedposition.

For withdrawing the auxiliary foot rest, the auxiliary platform member28 is moved upwardly to disengage the notches 33 from the lugs 34 andthe combined platform member 18 is swung inwardly to resume the posi- 1.In a dental chair and the like includ ing a seathaving a foot restframe, a foot rest platform. having a normally horizontally disposedlower panel and an upper panel extending angularly from the lower paneland normally inclined toward the seat, the foot rest platformfbeingpivotally mounted on the foot rest frame at the outer edge of the lowerpanel, andmeans for holding the foot rest platform when moved about itspivotal mounting to a position in which the upper panel is inclinedoutwardly away from the seat and is spaced above the normal horizontalposition of, the lower panel 2. In a dental chair and the like includinga seat having a foot rest frame, a foot rest platform having a normallyhorizontally 'disposed lower panel and an upper panel extendlngangularly from the lower panel and normally inclined toward the seat,the foot rest platform being pivotally mounted 011 the foot rest frameat the outer edge of the lower panel, and means pivotally connected tothe foot rest platform atthe inner edge of the lower panel for holdingthe foot restplat form when moved about its pivotal mounting to aposition in which the upper panel is nclined outwardly away from theseat and is spaced above the normal horizontal position of the lowerpanel.

3. In a dental chair and the like including a seat having a foot restframe, a foot rest platform having a normally horizontally disposedlower panel and an upper panel extending angula-rly from the lower paneland normally inclined toward the seat, the foot rest platform beingpivotally mounted 'on the foot rest frame at the outer edge ofthe lowerpanel, and lever means pivotally connected at one end to the foot restplatform and slidably connected at its other end to the frame forholding the foot rest platform when moved about its pivotal mounting toa position in which the upper panel is inclined outwardly away from theseat and is spaced above the normal horizontal position of the lowerpanel.

4. In a dental chair and'the like including a seat having a foot restframe, a foot rest plat-form having a normally horizontally disposedlower'panel and an ,upper panel extending angularly from the lower paneland normally inclined toward the seat, the foot rest platform beingpivotally mounted on the foot rest frame at the outer edge of the lowerpanel, lever means pivotally connected at one end to the foot restplatform for holding the 'foot rest platform when moved about itspivotal mounting toa position in which the upper panel is inclinedoutwardly away from the seat and is spaced above the normal horizontalposition of the lower panel, and means on the foot rest frame releasablyengaging the other end of the lever means.

5. In a dental chair and the like;including a seat having a foot restframe, a foot rest platform having a normally horizontally disposedlower panel and an upper panel extending angularlv from the lowerpaneland normally inclined toward the'seat,the foot rest platform beingpivotally mounted on the foot rest frame at the outer edge of the lowerpanel, an auxiliary platform member pivotally connected at one end tothe foot rest platform at the inner edge of the lower panel for holdingthe foot: rest platform when moved about its pivotal mounting to aposition in which the upper panel is inclined outwardly away from theseat and is spaced above the normally horizontal position of the lowerpanel, and means on the foot rest frame for releasably maintainingtheauxiliary platform member in a substantially horizontal position whenthe upper panel is in its outwardly inclined position.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed m name.

EDW RD L. MONNOT.

